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Boston Virtual Cybersecurity Summit
The Boston Virtual Cybersecurity Summit is a new way to connect with like-minded executives, innovative solutions providers, experts and luminaries. With a shared interest in security innovation in the region, summit attendees have a lot to talk about in the live, immersive virtual experience.
Date
Wed. Feb 24 — Thu. Feb 25
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Partners
Gold Partners
![Auth0]()
![Attivo Networks]()
![Cisco]()
![Cymulate]()
![OneTrust]()
![Proofpoint]()
Silver Partners
![Armor]()
![Imperva]()
![Logically]()
![Netenrich]()
![Okta]()
![Zerto]()
Bronze Partners
![Capsule8]()
![Mimecast North America]()
Exhibiting Partners
Affiliate Partners
![CSPi]()
![ISSA New England]()
![(ISC)<sup>2</sup> Eastern Massachusetts]()
Event Schedule
Times for this Event are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Welcome
- Breakfast Briefing 8:55 am
- Welcome / Introductions
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Understanding and Combating Credential Stuffing Attacks 9:25 am
Presented by Auth0
Click to ExpandCredential stuffing attacks are the most common threats observed at Auth0. These attacks can lead to fraud, loss of reputation, and ultimately, loss of revenue.
In credential stuffing attacks, threat actors use stolen credentials from one breach to take over users’ other accounts. This is effective because, according to Google, 65% of people reuse passwords across multiple accounts. On some days, these attacks originate from more than 50,000 IP addresses and may account for as much as half of all login attempts using our platform. Even the most mature companies are vulnerable if they don’t have the right preventative measures in place.
Join Auth0 to learn:
- How credential stuffing attacks work
- What effect they can have on your company
- Steps to detect and mitigate these attacks
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A new Spin on Securing Active Directory 9:45 am
Presented by Attivo Networks
Click to ExpandOrganizations continue to build their security stacks, yet advanced threats and insiders continue to breach networks and extract valuable data. A common tactic among most of these Ransomware and Advanced Threat Actors today involves leveraging Active Directory. AD contains all of the information that an attacker needs to successfully move laterally and accomplish their mission.
In this session Tom Atkins will explore a new method for securing Active Directory that can (for the first time) actually prevent an attacker from progressing laterally through your enterprise network.
Some key highlights include:
- How Threat Actors use AD to accomplish their goals
- Why Monitoring Active Directory is not enough
- What simple tools you can deploy to dramatically improve your security posture by better securing AD
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- Morning Coffee Break
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Using Security Testing to know What’s Working 10:20 am
Presented by Cymulate
Click to ExpandThe security team needs to stop being invisible. When we’re not on the forefront on business mind-share, security becomes a cost-center that only appears if something goes wrong. Using security testing to show what is going right – quarter by quarter – demonstrates the direct and real impact of the security team on the safety and strength of the business itself. This session will dive into topics regarding how continuous security validation can demonstrate ROI on investment, how to show that those investments have a real impact on the reputation and revenue of the business, and how any new spend can be justified in terms of continued benefit to the bottom line.
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Why do Small Businesses Need Big Protection? 10:45 am
Presented by Cisco
Click to ExpandAs a Small and Medium Business (SMB), it’s easy to feel like some of the biggest cybersecurity challenges are aimed at large organizations. The opposite is true. Small businesses face many of the same cybersecurity challenges as larger businesses: 66% experienced a cyberattack in 2019, and 63% experienced a data breach.
Yet, 75% of SMBs know they need more security – and 41% say they worry about breaches from SaaS Apps, which they rely heavily on. At the base of many of these challenges lies DNS Security. DNS protection is easier to add, and more impactful on reducing overall threats than any other single upgrade that can be made to an average system.
Rohit will discuss a simple, cloud-delivered security service that is cost-effective for a team of any size to deploy, use, and manage.
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- Expert Panel Discussion #1 11:05 am
- Lunch Break
- Lunch Sponsor / Briefing 11:50 am
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Keynote: 12:15 pm
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Identifying Risky Vendors: 7 Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore 1:10 pm
Presented by OneTrust
Click to ExpandFor individuals managing third-party risk, there is one primary question that needs answering: Are your vendors safe to do business with? Answering that question is not so straightforward. Third-party risk comes loaded with complexities and compromises. However, there are “red flags” you can look for when evaluating the security, privacy, and compliance programs of your vendors.
TAKE AWAYS:
- How to spot “red flags” from risky vendors
- What leading third-party risk professionals look for when evaluating vendors
- How to evaluate vendors using assessment communities and shared due diligence data
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Securely Connecting the Right People to the Right Technologies 1:30 pm
Presented by Okta
Click to ExpandAs global enterprises adapt to the new reality of cloud-first infrastructure, the rise of different types of accounts and identities has asymmetrically complicated things. Cloud, mobile, social, and personal networks have types of identities, platforms, services, and technologies not traditionally addressed by enterprise IAM. Where an employee may have once had one email password, now IT manages dozens of credentials for SaaS platforms on multiple devices.
Knowing one security slip-up can be the end of business, identity access management solutions give IT the ability to manage access control and identity with the same speed and confidence for 10 employees as for 10,000. This frees them from time-consuming manual tasks – like password resets – and allows them to focus on more challenging, fulfilling projects to drive company growth.
Join us for this short presentation to learn how optimizing your IAM provides a seamless way to manage user identities and access while protecting against credential-focused attacks.
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- Afternoon Coffee Break
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Automate or Die Trying: The New Cybersecurity Reality 2:05 pm
Presented by Armor Defense
Click to ExpandAs the nature of threats continue to evolve as well as the volume of threats increase, a new reality is setting upon cybersecurity teams – automation. Paired with human error and the insurmountable amount of data to manage, it is inevitable that a potential threat will slip through the cracks for businesses who rely too heavily on manual process.
Implementing automation could be vital in order to reliably protect your organization and ensure resilience through robust and repeatable processes.
Join our session to learn:
- Key security considerations when implementing automation programs
- Advice for how companies can begin finding success with AI and machine learning
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Cyber Resilience: Rethinking your data protection strategy in the age of ransomware. 1:45 pm
Presented by Zerto
Click to ExpandRansomware threats increased by 300% last year, and the industry is expecting it to get worse. Ransomware victims’ greatest pains are downtime and data loss. Current DR and Backup solutions aren’t equipped to help you manage it at the speed of business. Join us for this discussion on how to transform your data protection approach to ensure you can protect your data and resume operations almost instantly when facing a ransomware attack. See you there!
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Expert Panel Discussion #2 2:50 pm
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- Afternoon Break
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The Intelligent SOC 3:30 pm
Presented by Netenrich
Click to ExpandAre you ready for Intelligent SOC?
The Security Operations Center (SOC) is under attack like never before, from both inside and out. Endless threats and alerts, analyst fatigue, too few resources, and a chronic lack of executive support top today’s list of challenges. Intelligent SOC from Netenrich right-sizes investments to transform the inefficiencies, skills gaps, and budget constraints that undermine the traditional SOC. Invoked by experts, Intelligent SOC solves today’s problems (and tomorrow’s issues) better and faster by going beyond the SIEM—and even beyond AI—to combine threat intelligence (TI), attack surface management (ASM), and pay-as-you-grow SOC-as-a-Service. Join us to hear how this expansive approach transforms your security investments and operations into better ROI and safer outcomes—in hours or days versus weeks, months, or years.
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- Guest Keynote: 3:55 pm
- Day One Closing Session
- Day Two
- Breakfast Briefing 8:55 am
- Welcome / Introductions
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The Fear Factor: Reducing Risk in Your Environment 9:25 am
Presented by Logically
Click to ExpandSecurity is a top priority for organizations today. In this session, attendees will learn how to improve their organization’s security posture in the following ways:
- A clear understanding of the scare tactics organizations are facing from cyber criminals
- Threats and vulnerabilities that exist in their environment
- Steps organizations can take to minimize the risks of their organization’s employees
This session will help attendees to understand that fear should not be a factor in their approach to security.
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Ramping up with FedRAMP– Best practices using real-world examples for your compliance projects 9:45 am
Presented by Capsule8
Click to ExpandSo many acronyms such little time – FISMA, FedRAMP, OBM, 3PAO – you may have heard these acronyms uttered in the same sentence, but at the end of the day, what compliance standards and controls are required when an organization intends to do business with Federal agencies and institutions?
In this session, Cynthia Burke, compliance expert from Capsule8, will give a high level overview of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) landscape and will discuss some of the challenges of and best practices for FedRAMP compliance using specific case study examples to help guide you and your team up the compliance hill with FedRAMP.
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- Morning Coffee Break
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Subject Matter Expert Session - More Details To Come 10:20 am
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- Expert Panel Discussion #3 11:05 am
- Lunch Break
- Lunch Sponsor / Briefing 11:50 am
- Keynote: 12:15 pm
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Challenges of cloud: How it makes an already difficult situation even harder 1:10 pm
Presented by Imperva
Click to ExpandCloud adoption is accelerating dramatically and extending many new benefits to organizations, but at the same time introducing many new challenges. This is especially true at the database security level, as the Cloud introduces a long list of new concerns: New database types (Yugabyte ?), more dynamic environments, no agents allowed, multicloud/hybrid and many others. This session will focus on better understanding these challenges and highlight strategies for incorporating Cloud into your data security model while introducing new capabilities and efficiencies.
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A People-Centric Approach to Cyber Risk Management 1:30 pm
Presented by Proofpoint
Click to ExpandToday’s threat landscape is characterized by attacks which focus on humans. For the third straight year, Proofpoint Threat Research has confirmed that over 99% of attacks are human-activated.
Developing a holistic cyber security program involves educating end users on where and how they are exposed to cyber-attacks, gathering metrics, and highlighting key areas where proactive steps can be identified to minimize risks to cyber-attacks.
During this presentation, we’ll cover:
- The clearly defined risk areas that are frequently targeted in cyber-attacks, with clear examples and use cases
- How organizations can implement a People-Centric security approach, decreasing their vulnerability to cyber threats.
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- Afternoon Coffee Break
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- Expert Panel Discussion #4 2:50 pm
- Afternoon Break
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Ciso Panel 3:55 pm
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Submit your bio for consideration to participate on our CISO Panel
to [email protected] or fill out our Call for Speakers form here.
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- Summit Final Closing Session
Registration
Wed. Feb 24 — Thu. Feb 25
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